The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2026
Waning Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
3:15 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.64° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.68° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.